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CVE-2007-3645

MEDIUMEPSS 88th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) an end-of-file condition within a tar header that follows a pax extension header or (2) a malformed pax extension header in an (a) PAX or a (b) TAR archive, which results in a NULL pointer dereference, a different issue than CVE-2007-3644.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libarchiveDebian
Fixed in:2.2.4-1CVE-2007-3645
Fixed in:2.2.4-1CVE-2007-3645
Fixed in:2.2.4-1CVE-2007-3645
Fixed in:2.2.4-1CVE-2007-3645

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days
88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

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